Mikey 16,603 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 13 hours ago, auburnphan said: Damn, Mikey sure hated some Bruce Pearl back in the day. That's asinine. I thought hiring a coach who was under a show cause suspension was very risky. Eight years ago AU was just coming off probation due to the NCAA railroading us on the Kamara situation. We already had a target on our back and hiring a coach who was on their hit list very likely could have made it worse. We got lucky and aside from a few minor scrapes along the way, it worked out. I and several other posters here thought hiring a coach under a show cause was a bad mistake. Nobody hated Bruce Pearl but were the situation to be the same today, I'd once again say that hiring such a coach one year after coming off probation is not at all prudent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,121 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 12 hours ago, tgrogan21 said: Love the new profile pic. Thank you man. What’s funny is I have been responding to threads with no input just to see it lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,121 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 11 hours ago, selias said: I'll admit, I got a much needed chuckle from this thread after seeing the original date. I panicked lol. I was thinking about quitting sports all together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgrogan21 6,198 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, JDUBB4AU said: Thank you man. What’s funny is I have been responding to threads with no input just to see it lol I know Mav has been thinking of changing his but doesn't want to mess with the mojo. Same here. I've never had a picture but have been thinking of adding one because KD has so many good faces. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Mikey said: That's asinine. I thought hiring a coach who was under a show cause suspension was very risky. Eight years ago AU was just coming off probation due to the NCAA railroading us on the Kamara situation. We already had a target on our back and hiring a coach who was on their hit list very likely could have made it worse. We got lucky and aside from a few minor scrapes along the way, it worked out. I and several other posters here thought hiring a coach under a show cause was a bad mistake. Nobody hated Bruce Pearl but were the situation to be the same today, I'd once again say that hiring such a coach one year after coming off probation is not at all prudent. I think as strong as our compliance staff was during that time, I felt like they were confident they had done their due diligence and felt that the past sins were not that great, to not give him a chance at AU. Believe me, they were going to monitor him super close for sure. That's why it was a shock to see what was allowed to go on with an AU legacy so quick into Pearl's tenure here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennypowers 1,431 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Y'all need to chill bumping threads 6 years old. Dyslexics like me are easily rattled xD 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,603 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 6 hours ago, steeleagle said: I think as strong as our compliance staff was during that time, I felt like they were confident they had done their due diligence and felt that the past sins were not that great, to not give him a chance at AU. Believe me, they were going to monitor him super close for sure. That's why it was a shock to see what was allowed to go on with an AU legacy so quick into Pearl's tenure here. I think that North Carolina and Kansas having their own problems at the time somewhat shielded us from being a target. The NCAA couldn't harass us as much as they would have liked without catching hell for ignoring those two blue bloods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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